Lilian Nattel's Blog, page 51
March 20, 2011
March 19, 2011
March 18, 2011
free vote in Egypt Saturday
On Saturday Egypt will vote on constitutional amendments designed to pave the way for presidential and parliamentary elections, and then for a constituent assembly to write an all-new constitution. That's five weeks after Hosni Mubarak stepped down. Everything I've seen leads me to believe this haste is genuinely a result of the ruling military council's distaste with ruling, unconstitutionally and undemocratically, in the aftermath of a popular democratic uprising. They seem to want to hand off to more legitimate structures, processes and representatives.
It may not be that easy.
via www2.macleans.ca
Interesting summary with links on the ups and downs of democratic reform.
Filed under: Miscellany
my news will wait till monday
i was going to post, then read about firefighters braving reactors in japan. teary eyed, saluting them.
Filed under: Miscellany
March 17, 2011
so that children everywhere can see
The Child ViSion™ initiative will design, manufacture and distribute a child-specific version of self-adjustable eyeglasses to children in the developing world. The aim is to increase the effectiveness of classroom-based education by improving children's ability to see the blackboard from which they are being taught.
via vdw.ox.ac.uk
h/t The Intersection
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First dslr camera–I'm celebrating
and will soon say why. Would you get Nikon d3100 or Canon t2i/550d? (Budget in mind.)
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warm day: photo
via flickr.com
I'm behind in reading blogs, but will catch up tonight. Right now I'm going to enjoy some sun!
Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: art photo, nature photography
March 16, 2011
women of Japan, a poem
YakisobaOne day
At a market where all the Japanese-Americans go
Someone called out and stopped me in my tracks
At the corner of the mall is an izakaya
Where they serve simmering kiriboshi daikon and hijiki
Next to that is a curry shop
Where they serve katsu curry and other things
Next to that is a Japanese-style cake shop
Where they serve strawberry shortcake
And in the fall, Mont Blanc
Next to that is the Japanese market
An old woman works there, her job is promotion
She yells in English with a strong accent
Probably in her late sixties, probably born and raised in Japan
Came here when she was young, life here is probably longer
Never will return
She uses only Japanese with her family
When she speaks in Japanese
Her children and grandchildren respond only in English
Today, just now, she yelled
And stopped a single woman
"Chotto okusan yottette! Good sauce ga included yo!"
I was the one she stopped
via granta.com
This is an excerpt–the whole is worth reading. Click on the link above for it.
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